Acting credits
35
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Thomas Hill
Acting
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Movies: 21Series: 14
TMDB ID: 124435
IMDb ID: nm0384718
Known for: Acting
Born: June 2, 1927
Died: April 20, 2009
Age: 81
Place of birth: Landour, Mussoorie, India
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 1990
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q2424735
Also known as
Tom Hill
Biography
Thomas N. "Tom" Hill (June 2, 1927 – April 20, 2009) was an Indian-American character actor and director on stage for decades before starting in film in the mid-1960s and on television in the 1980s. Born in India in 1927, one of Hill's most prominent recurring roles was as Jim Dixon on the 1980s TV series Newhart. Hill also appeared as King Baaldorf in the short-lived 1980s series Wizards and Warriors. His TV movie roles include Father Andrew Doyle in the 1984 NBC miniseries V: The Final Battle. He had guest appearances on such shows as St. Elsewhere, Remington Steele, The Facts of Life, Married... with Children, Coach, and Law & Order. Hill's first feature film performance was in the 1965 film The Slender Thread Other film credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Firefox (1982), and was well known of his role as Mr Coriander, the bookstore owner in The NeverEnding Story, as well as the 1990 sequel followup. He died in April 20, 2009, aged 81 in Bloomington, Indiana.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Thomas Hill.
5.8
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
as Coreander
1990 Movie
1.0
An Empty Bed
as Elmer
1990 Movie
6.1
Black Widow
as Attorney
1987 Movie
5.6
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984 Movie
7.2
The NeverEnding Story
as Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian
1984 Movie
1.0
Thursday's Child
as Dr. Owens
1983 Movie
6.0
Firefox
as General Brown
1982 Movie
6.0
Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal
as Dr. Halperin
1982 Movie
6.1
True Confessions
as Mr. Fazenda
1981 Movie
6.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Barlow
1981 Movie
5.1
Revenge of the Stepford Wives
as Dr. Edgar Trent
1980 Movie
5.3
The Nude Bomb
as President
1980 Movie
5.3
Hide in Plain Sight
as Bobby Momisa
1980 Movie
Death Penalty
as Trial Judge
1980 Movie
2.0
Portrait of a Stripper
as Walt Sterling
1979 Movie
1.0
You Can't Go Home Again
1979 Movie
6.0
Sanctuary of Fear
as Carl Barringer
1979 Movie
2.0
Too Far to Go
as Psychiatrist
1979 Movie
5.1
Quintet
as Francha
1979 Movie
7.2
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
as Archer
1971 Movie
7.1
The Slender Thread
as Liquor Salesman
1965 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Thomas Hill.
7.3
Law & Order
as John Barham • 1 eps
1990 Series
6.7
Coach
as Man • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.7
Married... with Children
as Muldoon • 1 eps
1987 Series
6.5
Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder
as Dr. Grant • 3 eps
1987 Series
6.4
Fresno
as Mr. Crowther • 5 eps
1986 Series
6.6
Brothers
1 eps
1984 Series
7.3
V: The Final Battle
as Father Andrew Doyle • 3 eps
1984 Series
7.7
V
as le père Andrew • 2 eps
1983 Series
6.8
Wizards and Warriors
7 eps
1983 Series
5.6
St. Elsewhere
as Judge • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.1
Newhart
as Jim Dixon • 32 eps
1982 Series
7.1
Remington Steele
as Ross Crockett Sr. • 1 eps
1982 Series
7.1
The Facts of Life
1 eps
1979 Series
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Owens • 1 eps
1951 Series